Jim Ross
Known for: Acting
James William "Jim" Ross is a professional wrestling commentator, referee, restaurateur, occasional wrestler, and former company executive of WWE, where he works as a commentator on NXT, interim commentator on Raw, and as a talent relations consultant. Ross was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest announcers in wrestling history. He is known affectionately by wrestling fans as "Good Ol' JR". Outside of professional wrestling, Ross has developed his own brand of barbecue sauces and cookbooks.
Filmography
Series
Raw
Jim Ross
1993
Series
Raw
1993
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Jim Ross
2019
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
Series
WWE NXT
2010
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Jim Ross
1999
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Series
WWF Superstars
1986
Series
WWF Superstars
Commentator
1986
Series
WWE Heat
Jim Ross
1998
Series
The Celebrity Apprentice
Jim Ross (archive footage)
2004
Series
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Jim Ross
1986
Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Jim Ross
1985
Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Jim Ross
2023
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Jim Ross
2021
Series
AEW Dark
Jim Ross
2019
Series
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
Series
Dark Side of the Ring
Self
2019
Series
Mid-South Wrestling
Jim Ross (Guest Commentator)
1981
Series
Mid-South Wrestling
Jim Ross (Ring Announcer)
1981
Series
Mid-South Wrestling
Jim Ross (Interviewer)
1981
Series
Mid-South Wrestling
Jim Ross (Color Commentator)
1981
Series
Mid-South Wrestling
Jim Ross - Ring Announcer
1981
Series
AEW Unrestricted
Jim Ross
2020
Series
NWA World Championship Wrestling
Self
1985
Series
WWE ECW
Jim Ross
2006
Series
WWE's Greatest Moments
2025
Series
WWE Old School
Jim Ross (Commentary)
1973
Series
WWE Rivals
2022
Series
The Best of WWE
Himself
2020
Series
Wrestlemania Rewind
Jim Ross
2014
Series
Hey! (EW)
Jim Ross
2022
Series
WWE Tough Enough
Self
2001
Series
WWE Tough Enough
Jim Ross
2001
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
Jim Ross
2022
Series
WWE 24
Himself
2015
Series
Biography: WWE Legends
Self - WWE Announcer
2021
Film
Man on the Moon
Wrestling Commentator
1999
Series
WWE Hall of Fame
Self
2005
Inside MMA
Self Guest
2007
Series
WWE Untold
Self
2018
Series
WWE Sunday Night Slam
Jim Ross
1994
Series
WWE Sunday Night Slam
Jim Ross (Commentator)
1994
Series
WWE Rivalries
Self
2014
Series
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Jim Ross (Interviewer)
1994
Series
Power Pro Wrestling
Jim Ross (Announcer)
1986
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Jim Ross
2002
Film
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Jim Ross
2020
Film
WWE Judgment Day 2002
Jim Ross
2002
Film
Lita - It Just Feels Right
Self
2001
Film
Beyond the Mat
Self
1999
Film
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Jim Ross
2006
Film
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
Self
2025
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
Film
WWE WrestleMania XX
Jim Ross
2004
Film
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
Himself
1999
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2002
Jim Ross
2002
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Jim Ross
2003
Film
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
Jim Ross
2021
Film
WWE No Mercy 2002
Jim Ross
2002
Film
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
Jim Ross
2022
Film
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
Jim Ross
1997
Film
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
Jim Ross
2014
Film
CM Punk: Best in the World
Himself
2012
Film
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
Self
2015
Film
AEW All Out 2022
Jim Ross
2022
Film
AEW Double or Nothing 2019
Jim Ross
2019
Film
AEW All Out 2021
Jim Ross
2021
Film
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011
Film
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
Jim Ross
2015
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2002
Jim Ross
2002
Film
Angle
Self
2023
Film
The Sheik
Self
2014
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2011
Jim Ross
2011
Film
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Jim Ross (archive footage)
2012
Film
AEW All Out 2019
Jim Ross
2019
Film
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
Jim Ross
2026
Film
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
Jim Ross - English Commentary
2018
Film
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
Jim Ross - English Commentary
2018
Film
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
Jim Ross
2009
Film
WWE Global Warfare
Jim Ross
1993
Film
AEW Dynasty 2024
Jim Ross
2024
Series
WWE Mae Young Classic
Commentator
2017
Film
Lita: It Just Feels Right
Himself
2001
Film
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Jim Ross
2014
Film
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Himself
2013
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1997
Jim Ross
1997
Film
WWE Unforgiven 2002
Jim Ross
2002
Film
WWE Insurrextion 2002
Jim Ross
2002
Film
WWE Vengeance 2002
Jim Ross
2002
Film
WWF: Three Faces of Foley
Himself
1998
Owen
Self
Film
AEW Fyter Fest
Jim Ross
2019
Film
WWE: Triple H - The Game
Himself
2002
Film
AEW Fight for the Fallen
Jim Ross
2020
Film
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
Jim Ross
2020
Film
WWE Armageddon 2002
Jim Ross
2002
Film
AEW Dynasty 2025
Jim Ross
2025
Film
AEW Road Rager
Jim Ross
2021
Film
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
2012
Film
WWF: It's Our Time
Jim Ross
1999
Film
AEW Fyter Fest
Jim Ross
2021
Film
AEW Revolution 2022
Jim Ross
2022
Film
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
Jim Ross
2023
Film
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
Jim Ross
2011
Film
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017
Film
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
Jim Ross - English Commentary
2015
Film
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
Himself
2005
Film
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
Jim Ross
1993
Film
The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling
2007
Film
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
Jim Ross - English Commentary
2024
Film
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
Jim Ross - English Commentary
2022
Film
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
Jim Ross - English Commentary
2017
Film
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Jim Ross
1993
Film
The Funks
Himself
2016
Film
German Fan Favorites
Jim Ross
1994
Film
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
Jim Ross (archive footage)
2017
Film
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
Himself
2007
Film
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
Jim Ross - English Commentary
2018
Film
AEW Bash at the Beach
Jim Ross
2020
Film
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
Jim Ross - English Commentary
2025
Film
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
Jim Ross
1994
Film
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
Jim Ross - English Commentary
2017
Film
NXT Takeover: Toronto
Jim Ross
2016
Brock Lesnar: Best of the Beast
Self
2014
Film
The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior
Himself
2005
Film
WWE Over The Limit 2011
Jim Ross (Appearance)
2011
Film
WWE Unforgiven 2003
Jim Ross
2003
Film
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
Jim Ross
1993
Film
AEW Winter is Coming
Jim Ross
2020
Film
What Now
Mr. Rappole
2015
Film
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
2011
WWE Super Tuesday
Jim Ross
2002
Film
AEW Full Gear 2021
Jim Ross
2021
Film
WCW WrestleWar 1991
Jim Ross (Commentator)
1991
Film
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
Jim Ross
2015
Film
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
Himself
2014
Film
The Price of Fame
Self
2017
Film
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
Actor
2012
Film
AEW Revolution 2020
Jim Ross
2020
Film
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
2017
Film
WWE Sunny
Jim Ross
1997
WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs
Jim Ross
2000
Film
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff
Jim Ross
2013
Film
AEW Grand Slam
Jim Ross
2021
Film
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
Jim Ross
2022
Film
I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story
2016
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Heatseekers
2007
Film
OMG! Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
Self
Before the Bell: The Story of All Elite Wrestling
Jim Ross
2019
Film
Brian and the Boz
Self
2014
Film
WWE Bashed in the USA
Jim Ross (Commentator)
1993
Film
WWE UK Rampage '93
Jim Ross (Commentator)
1993
Rudy & Des
Himself
2016
Film
The Best of Mickie James
2020
Film
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
Self
2008
Film
Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross
2016